Smart Locks That Support Plastic Card Encoding

1import { Seam } from "seam"
2
3const seam = new Seam()
4
5// Relative to now, so the window is always in the future when this runs.
6const startsAt = new Date()
7const endsAt = new Date(startsAt.getTime() + 3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
8
9// One call: who gets in, which doors, and for how long.
10const accessGrant = await seam.accessGrants.create({
11  user_identity: {
12    full_name: "Jane Doe",
13    email_address: "jane@example.com",
14  },
15  acs_entrance_ids: ["f74e4879-5991-4e2f-a368-888983dcfbfc"],
16  requested_access_methods: [{ mode: "card" }],
17  starts_at: startsAt.toISOString(),
18  ends_at: endsAt.toISOString(),
19})
20
21// Seam issues the credential and programs the door. Read it back when ready.
22const [accessMethod] = await seam.accessMethods.list({
23  access_grant_id: accessGrant.access_grant_id,
24})

1const [accessMethod] = await seam.accessMethods.list({
2  access_grant_id: accessGrant.access_grant_id,
3})
4
5if (accessMethod.is_issued) {
6  console.log("Already encoded. This card opens the doors on the grant.")
7}
8else {
9  // A card credential is not issued until it is written to plastic, so this is
10  // the branch that needs an encoder or a pre-registered card.
11  console.log(accessMethod.access_method_id) // encode this one
12}